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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-08-18 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004579b.htm person Turner Susan AACR2 29 August 1946 Place of Birth Birmingham, United Kingdom Science historian Geologist Susan Turner is a Geoscience Consultant, part-time Lecturer in Geoscience at Monash University in Victoria and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum. In this latter role Turner is involved in the fossil fish collections and preparing fossil and historical displays. Her main area of expertise is in fish vertebrate microfossils, especially those of the thelodonts (jawless fish). Another of her roles at the museum is to document its history and has so far published nine works. An avid historian, Susan Turner has also written on numerous topics including women in palaeontology in Australia; Australian women in other fields; the History of palaeontology, geology and exploration in Australia, especially in Queensland and the history of Australia's involvement in UNESCO's International Union of Geological Sciences. 1967 1967 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Reading, UK 1967 1971 Career position - Research Curator in the Department of Geology, University of Reading 1971 1980 Career position - Museum Assistant Geologist at the Hancock Museum, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1978 1980 Career position - Scientific Officer at the Nature Conservation Council UK 1979 1979 Education - Museums Diploma completed through the Museums Association UK 1980 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum 1980 1980 Life event - Settled in Australia 1983 1985 Career position - Secretariat of the Council of Australian Museum Directors at the Queensland Museum 1984 1984 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK 1992 1994 Career position - Research Fellow at the Queensland Museum 1995 2000 Career position - ARC Australian Research Fellow 2000 2004 Career position - Chair, Fossil Fuels, Stratigraphy, Palaeontology, International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Scientific Board 2001 2007 Career position - Member, UNESCO Group of Experts for Global Geoparks 2004 2004 Career position - Senior Research Fellow (part-time) at the School of Geosciences, Monash University, Victoria 2005 Career position - Geoscience Consultant (private practice) 2005 Career position - Visiting Lecturer ( part-time) at the School of Geosciences, Monash University 2018 2018 Award - Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia Tom Vallance Medal, Earth Sciences History Group, Geological Society of Australia (2011 - )

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 'Turner, Susan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Turner, Susan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Conference Paper: Women in Palaeontology in Australia Turner, S. Women in Palaeontology in Australia Sydney International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences 1994 Useful and Curious Geological Enquiries Beyond the World: Pacific-Asia Historical Themes: The 19th International INHIGEO Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4-8 July, 1994 D. F. Branagan and G. H. McNally 248-250 Book Section: Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Turner, Susan and Oldroyd, David Reg Sprigg and the Discovery of the Ediacara Fauna in South Australia: Its Approach to the High Table Modern Paleontology Chicago & London University of Chicago 2009 The Paleobiological Revolution: Essays on the Growth of Modern Paleontology Sepkoski, David and Ruse, Michael 254-78 Journal Article: Australia's first fossil fish is still missing! Turner, Susan Australia's first fossil fish is still missing! 2011 The Geological Curator 9 285-90 Conference Paper: A Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland Turner, Susan A Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland 1982 British Museum N.H. Symposium on History of Palaeontology Cleevely, R. 2 Journal Article: A Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland Turner, Susan A Short History of Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland 1986 History of Earth Sciences Journal (HESS) 5 50-65 Journal Article: Charles Moore's Fossil Fish from Queensland Turner, Susan Charles Moore's Fossil Fish from Queensland 1987 Geological Curator 5 1 20-22 Book Section: Hooked on Fossils: Women in Palaeontology in Queensland Turner, Susan Hooked on Fossils: Women in Palaeontology in Queensland Brisbane Royal Society of Queensland 1995 History of Natural History, October 14th, Queensland Museum, Abstracts 1 Journal Article: Women Hooked on Fossils Turner, Susan Women Hooked on Fossils 1996 Australasian Science May 61-62 Book Section: Mary Wade Turner, Susan Mary Wade Brisbane Queensland Museum 1997 Brilliant Careers. Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland J. Mackay 75-77, 80 Book Section: Paleontology in Australia Turner, Susan Paleontology in Australia Garland Press 1998 Sciences of the Earth. An Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena Good, G.A. 662-666 Conference Paper: Reg Sprigg, Martin F. Glaessner, Mary Wade and the Ediacaran Fauna Turner, S.; and Vickers-Rich, P Reg Sprigg, Martin F. Glaessner, Mary Wade and the Ediacaran Fauna 2004 IGCP 493 Conference, Prato Workshop, Monash University Centre. August 30-31, 2004 1 Journal Article: Heber Albert Longman (1880-1954), Queensland Museum scientist: a new bibliography Turner, Susan Heber Albert Longman (1880-1954), Queensland Museum scientist: a new bibliography 2005 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 51 1 237-257 Book Section: Professor Edwin Sherbon Hills: His Palaeontological Works Turner, S.; and Long, J.A Professor Edwin Sherbon Hills: His Palaeontological Works 1986 A Small Collection of Informal Essays Prepared by Friends and Colleagues and Intended for Presentation to Prof. E.S. Hills on What Would have been his Eightieth Anniversary of his Birthday 31 August, 1986 Twidale, R. 1-14 Book Section: Thomas Sopwith, the Miner's Friend: his Contribution to the Geological Model-making Tradition Turner, Susan Thomas Sopwith, the Miner's Friend: his Contribution to the Geological Model-making Tradition Madrid Publicaciones del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 2011 History of Research in Mineral Resources Ortiz, J.E. et al 177-92 Conference Paper: Dr Mary Wade - Collector and facilitator - Queensland Field Work 1971-1992 Rozefelds, A.; and Turner, Susan Dr Mary Wade - Collector and facilitator - Queensland Field Work 1971-1992 Queensland Geological Society of Australia 1998 14th Australian Geological Convention, Townsville, July 1998 384 Book Section: Women in paleontology in Australia Turner, S. Women in paleontology in Australia New York Routledge 1998 Sciences of the earth. an encyclopedia of events, people, and phenomena Good, G. A. 848-52 Journal Article: Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland Turner, Susan Vertebrate Palaeontology in Queensland 1986 Earth Sciences History 5 1 50-59 Book Section: Women in Paleontology in Australia Turner, Susan Women in Paleontology in Australia Garland Press 1998 Sciences of the Earth. An Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena Good, G.A. 848-852 Book Section: The Records in the Rocks Turner, S.; and Wade, M.J. The Records in the Rocks Brisbane Queensland Museum 1986 A Time for a Museum. The History of the Queensland Museum 1862-1986 Mather, P. Conference Paper: Queensland Women Scientists Turner, S. Queensland Women Scientists 2005 Queensland Royal Historical Society Book Section: Invincible But Mostly Invicilble: Australian Women's Contribution to Palaentology Turner, S. Invincible But Mostly Invicilble: Australian Women's Contribution to Palaentology London Geological Society of London 2005 Women Geologists Contributions Burek, C. Journal Article: Invincible but mostly Invisible: Australian Women's Contribution to Geology and Palaeontology Turner, S. Invincible but mostly Invisible: Australian Women's Contribution to Geology and Palaeontology 2007 Geological Society Special Publication 281 165-202 Book Section: Sprigg, Glaessner and Wade and the Discovery and International Recognition of the Ediacaran Fauna Turner, S.; and Vickers-rich, Pat Sprigg, Glaessner and Wade and the Discovery and International Recognition of the Ediacaran Fauna London Geological Society 2007 Four Centuries of Geological Travel: the Search for Knowledge on Foot, Bicycle, Sledge and Camel Wyse-Jackson, P. N. 443-5 Journal Article: Dr Elizabeth Arnold Ripper 1909 - 2004: early 20th century Victorian palaeontologist: in memoriam Turner, Susan Dr Elizabeth Arnold Ripper 1909 - 2004: early 20th century Victorian palaeontologist: in memoriam 2005 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 117 2 xlix-liv Book Section: Hill, Dorothy Turner, Susan Hill, Dorothy Detroit Charles Scribner's Sons 2008 New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Koertge, Noretta 3 315-320 Book Section: Joan Crockford-Beattie D.Sc. Turner, Susan Joan Crockford-Beattie D.Sc. Dublin International Bryozoological Association 2008 Annals of bryozoology 2: aspects of the history of research on bryozoans Wyse, Patrick N. and Specner-Jones, Mary E. 421-5 Book Section: The Woodward factor: Arthur Smith Woodward's legacy to geology in Australia and Antarctica Turner, Susan and Long, John The Woodward factor: Arthur Smith Woodward's legacy to geology in Australia and Antarctica London Geological Society of London 2016 Arthur Smith Woodward: his life and influence on modern vertebrate palaeontology Johanson, Z., Barrett, P. M., Richter, M. and Smith, M. 261-8 Book Section: Professor Edwin Sherbon Hills: His Palaeontological Works Turner, S.; and Long, J.A Professor Edwin Sherbon Hills: His Palaeontological Works Melbourne Memorial Volume Committee/Blackwoods 1989 Pathways in Geology : Essays in Honour of Edwin Sherbon Hill Le Maitre, R.W. 41-51 Journal Article: Tom Valance Medal 2018 [awarded to Susan Turner] Anon Tom Valance Medal 2018 [awarded to Susan Turner] 2019 Earth Sciences History Group email bulletin 55 1-4